Funktionsnedsättning

Argentine Congress debates new disability law bill amid opposition and activist protests.

Government presents new disability law project in Congress

20 april 2026 Rapporterad av AI Bild genererad av AI

The Argentine government will resume debate in Congress on a new disability law, focusing on invalidity pensions and mandatory re-registration. The bill replaces one approved by the opposition last year and draws rejection from organizations for eliminating the benefits nomenclature and deregulating health insurance negotiations. It does not address existing debts to providers.

Länsstyrelsen Dalarna förbättrar krisberedskap för funktionsnedsatta

Länsstyrelsen i Dalarna arbetar med att inkludera personer med funktionsnedsättning i krisberedskapen. Personer med funktionsnedsättning riskerar att drabbas extra hårt i en kris. Falubon Helena Fridlund uttrycker oro över sin beroende av andra vid larm.

70-year-old man arrested for alleged rape of mentally disabled niece in Gujarat's Mahisagar

25 april 2026 Rapporterad av AI

Police in Lunawada arrested a 70-year-old man accused of raping his 26-year-old niece with a mental disability. The case has raised local concern. Investigators are pursuing charges under sexual assault and disability laws.

Amerika

Retirees and families of disabled people protest outside Congress

Amerika

Damián Dimare overcomes injury after 2015 assault

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Parents question police response after son's body found in stream

In Bourges, municipal candidates test accessibility for the disabled

Citizens with disabilities in Bourges confronted the mayor and an opponent about urban accessibility challenges. The meeting aimed to make them feel the daily obstacles faced by people with disabilities. Issues include roads, transport, public buildings, and information, all under municipal responsibility.

Kontaktperson skäms över utebliven bärhjälp

1 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

En kontaktperson för en funktionsnedsatt kvinna uttrycker skam i en insändare i Nerikes Allehanda. Tidigare fick kvinnan bärhjälp vid färdtjänstresor, men nu nekas hon detta stöd. Författaren beskriver hur hjälpen innebar praktisk assistans vid resor.

Disabled candidates refuse to be token figures in municipal elections

Ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, the few candidates and elected officials with disabilities demand to be taken seriously rather than treated as symbolic figures. A recent study counts just 102 disabled elected officials out of over 520,000 in France. A December 2025 reform aims to better fund aids for exercising mandates, but not for campaigning.

Benguet group builds database for missing kids on autism spectrum

10 januari 2026 Rapporterad av AI

In Benguet, a father's initiative is creating a database to aid in locating children with autism who wander off. After personal ordeals with his own sons going missing, Dean Cuanso leads Ausome North in compiling photos and contacts for police stations. The project seeks to hasten reunions in an area with over 200 recorded cases.

24 april 2026 04:59